On Aug. 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed mere minutes after takeoff ... In total, 156 individuals were killed, and a sole survivor was pulled from the wreckage — 4-year-old ...

News of the sole survivor of an Air India plane crash that killed the other 241 people aboard has led to endless online fascination, but it has also stirred up painful feelings for a handful of others who have had similar fates.

Lone passenger who survived deadly Air India crash sparks interest in other sole survivors - At least three other people have been ‘sole survivors’ of plane crashes